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Asia Games is a grand sporting event held every 4 years. The 2022 Edition of the Games was pushed to 2023 due to COVID-19 and it will now be held in the months of September and October. The Asian Games 2023 will feature 40 sports and 61 disciplines and India has a strong track record as it sent 570 players in the 36 sports last time.
The exciting lineup of sports includes hockey, boxing, golf, softball, e-sports, badminton, archery, exercise, swimming, and more. India previously hosted the event in 1951. The upcoming Asian Games 2023 will be held in Hangzhou, China between September 19 to October 8, 2023. Read the article to know everything about the live streaming of the event and the Indian contingent.
Asian Games 2023: Live Streaming
The Asian Games 2023 will live stream on the Sony LIV app and telecast on Sony Sports Network on TV. You will need a subscription to watch the games online.
Asian Games 2023: Indian Contingent
India will field 634 athletes at the Asian Games 2023 in Hangzhou across 38 different sports. The largest contingent will be in athletics with 65.
Asian Games 2023: Cricket
This time Indian men’s and women’s teams will compete in cricket in the Asian Games 2023. The men’s team will have 18 matches while the women’s team will have 14 matches. The seeding will be based on the ICC T20I ranking. While the Women’s Cricket team will begin their campaign on 19th September and have their final on September 25, the Men’s squad will begin their competition on 27th September with the final happening on October 7 with the gold medal match being played.
Indian Men’s Squad for Cricket
Ruturaj Gaikwad (Captain), Mukesh Kumar, Shivam Mavi, Shivam Dube, Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rahul Tripathi, Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh, Jitesh Sharma, Washington Sundar, Shahbaz Ahmad, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan and Arshdeep Singh
Indian Women’s Squad for Cricket
Harmanpreet Kaur (Captain), Smriti Mandhana, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Minnu Mani, Kanika Ahuja, Uma Chetry, Anusha Bareddy, Shafali Varma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh, Amanjot Kaur, Devika Vaidya, Anjali Sarvani, Titas Sadhu
Number of Indian Qualified Athletes (by discipline)
- Archery- 16
- Athletics- 65
- Badminton- 19
- Swimming- 20
- Diving-2
- Basketball- 20 (3 teams)
- Boxing- 13
- Bridge- 18
- Chess- 10
- Climbing- 7
- Cycling- 10
- Equestrian- 11
- Esports- 15
- Fencing- 9
- Football- Men and Women Teams
- Golf- 7
- Gymnastics- 1
- Handball- women’s team
- Hockey- men’s and women’s team
- Judo- 4
- Ju-Jitsu- 6
- Kayaking and Canoeing- 17
- Kabaddi- men’s and women’s teams
- Roller skating & skateboarding- 14
- Rowing- 33
- Rugby- women’s team
- Sailing- 16
- Sepak Takraw- men’s and women’s teams
- Shooting- 30
- Soft Tennis- 10
- Squash- 8
- Table Tennis-10
- Tennis-9
- Volleyball- men’s and women’s teams
- Weightlifting- 2
- Wrestling- 18
- Wushu-10
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